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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2007 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Hoffmann's Woodpecker Melanerpes hoffmannii	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Orange-fronted Parakeet Eupsittula canicularis	VU	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
White-throated Magpie-jay Cyanocorax formosus	LC	resident (2000–2006)	unknown	A3
Nicaraguan Grackle Quiscalus nicaraguensis	LC	resident (2000–2006)	unknown	A2, A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1983	Complejo Volcánico Momotombo y Momotombito	Reserva Natural (IV)	94
1983	Complejo Volcanico Momotombo	Nature Reserve (-)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	100	Tropical semi-evergreen; Tropical deciduous; Second-growth & disturbed

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
other	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Momotombo Volcanic Complex (Nicaragua). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/momotombo-volcanic-complex-iba-nicaragua on 23/12/2024.